11 Video Games From The 1980s That Are Better Than Games Todayhttp://www.businessinsider.com/best-1980s-video-games-2014-2/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:14:21 -0400Matt Johnstonhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5331f98f6da81131630df924John HenderTue, 25 Mar 2014 17:47:59 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5331f98f6da81131630df924
It's personal preference. As somone who grew up in the late 80s/early 90s, I'm biased. But, like cartoons and music, I think late 80s/early 90s was far surperior to todays titles.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531ef26269bedd6b6e25f0d4juegoshack-X.blogspot.comTue, 11 Mar 2014 07:24:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531ef26269bedd6b6e25f0d4
Very interesting, in my opinion is the best I had read for years. Good work, regards.
juegoshack-X.blogspot.com <a href="http://youtu.be/OJLBIQbMv_E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://youtu.be/OJLBIQbMv_E</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531beb7669beddc1171cd318TwinpinesmallSat, 08 Mar 2014 23:17:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531beb7669beddc1171cd318
¡¡¡NES Fans!!!
Check out the (free and fan-created) game "Abobo's Big Adventure" on Newgrounds.com.
But not before you schedule a day away from work, so you can mop up your own chunks of brain tissue from your living-room floor.
:)http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5314a4e26da8118c0aaa9907KloppoMon, 03 Mar 2014 10:50:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5314a4e26da8118c0aaa9907
Which manual?!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53146f2969beddbc3ade7806gingerbeardmanMon, 03 Mar 2014 07:01:45 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53146f2969beddbc3ade7806
@ab Agreed 100%. The simplified controls were the key to the success of the Wii, and the lack of focus on simplified controls has perhaps been the downfall of the Wii U. I think you're right that simplified controls are partly responsible for the huge success of mobile gaming.
By the way, I have an original 1984 arcade machine of the SEGA game Flicky. It runs on the same hardware as Up'n Down. Both are great games.
Anyway, a much better list of the best games of the 1980s, with reasons why they were chosen, can be found here: <a href="http://www.edge-online.com/features/best-50-games-1980s/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.edge-online.com/features/best-50-games-1980s/</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53125d0decad0435688cf12fC'Mon Man!Sat, 01 Mar 2014 17:19:57 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53125d0decad0435688cf12f
Ms. Pac Man was way better than regular Pan Man. Frogger. Donkey Kong. Sea Battle on Intellivision was absolutely wonderful.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53124e0869beddf263f0786aEd38512Sat, 01 Mar 2014 16:15:52 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53124e0869beddf263f0786a
Ahhh, Don;t thinkl so.
Atari Adventure!
Stern Scramble
//gs Thexder
and the all time favorite: //gs WINGS OF FURY!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531248cb6bb3f763188cf12cTrestle RiderSat, 01 Mar 2014 15:53:31 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531248cb6bb3f763188cf12c
Honorable mention to the following: Dig Dug, Bagman, Mappy, Sinistar, Galaxian, Centipede, QBert, Joust, Qix, Xevious, Frogger, Raiden, Dragon's Lair, Missile Command, Star Wars, Thrust
Here is an interesting fact: In 1982, the arcade video game industry reached its peak, generating $8 billion in quarters,[19] equivalent to over $18.5 billion in 2011,[26] surpassing the annual gross revenue of both pop music ($4 billion) and Hollywood films ($3 billion) combined at that time.[19] This was also nearly twice as much revenue as the $3.8 billion generated by the home video game industry that same year; both the arcade and home markets combined add up to a total revenue of $11.8 billion for the video game industry in 1982,[19] equivalent to over $27.3 billion in 2011.[26] The arcade video game industry would continue to generate an annual revenue of $5 billion in quarters through to 1985.[35]http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53121a716da811a32de13ca8ESSat, 01 Mar 2014 12:35:45 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53121a716da811a32de13ca8
Hey, what happened to "METROID" and "METAL GEAR"??http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5311f7ea69beddbb26f07864JohnT15Sat, 01 Mar 2014 10:08:26 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5311f7ea69beddbb26f07864
Robotron:2084 is, hands-down, the best video game of the decade. Pac-Man is the most famous, but R:2084 is the best. Non-stop adrenaline, no patterns to memorize, just dozens and hundreds of enemies on the screen all with one intent: to kill you.
Defender comes a close 2nd, but is just a bit *too* hard for the casual gamer.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531114236da8119e059e8fb2matt1111Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:56:35 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/531114236da8119e059e8fb2
double dragon probably wasn't top 10, but i really like that game back in middle school. i remember kids were intimating the moves. some kid did the elbow. another kid grabbed a boy's hair, and knee'd him in the face.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310e3866da81135336e5f2aabFri, 28 Feb 2014 14:29:10 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310e3866da81135336e5f2a
The key difference between pre 2000 games and post is that in the old days, you could figure out how to play the game within minutes. Today's controllers are complicated that you have to read the manual and try to remember what 10 buttons mean in 5 different contexts. I think this is part of the reason mobile gaming has become popular -- because it's bringing back simplicity.
I think this list is too NES heavy though. Double Dragon is not a top 10 game of the 80s. Add in more computer games. I agree with the guy below about Load Runner -- that game was awesome. So was Pole Position, Pitfall, Up n Downhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310e303eab8ea2b7c5385b2chebureki.cheburashkinFri, 28 Feb 2014 14:26:59 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310e303eab8ea2b7c5385b2
This video brought back good memories!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310d28aeab8ea98455385b0NostalgiaFri, 28 Feb 2014 13:16:42 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310d28aeab8ea98455385b0
I kinda agree that Zelda, Tetris and Mario would still be great today on a handheld, but the other games are crap. Duckhunt better than today's games? Come on!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310c91c6bb3f756135385b4bittergreenFri, 28 Feb 2014 12:36:28 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310c91c6bb3f756135385b4
I can't watch the video at work.
But let me say, if this list doesn't contain: Ultimat IV, Wizardry, or the two D&D goldbox games from 1988 and 89, Pool of Radiance, and Curse of the Azure Bonds, it's utter bullshit.
And Lode Runner. Goddamn Lode Runner, and it's zillions levels of Puzzle awesomeness. And it had a level editor to boot. I loved playing with the level editor.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310b735ecad046f505385b2gingerbeardmanFri, 28 Feb 2014 11:20:05 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5310b735ecad046f505385b2
Not sure I agree with them all, and others are almost too obvious, but nice idea.